Why would anyone do this to a coin

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There are too many reasons.

 

Jackass comes to mind..........

 

Sad...



Thanks,
Jacob

 

That's really sad, it looks like it was such as nice coin before it was cut.

 

No self control.....

 

They used to use them as small screwdrivers - 3 cent silver and half dimes. Never seen one clipped. Maybe they wanted to make sure it was silver all the way through. Or it was accidental.

 

Boredom, stupidity or some other descriptions not appreciated by the moderators.

 

What date was it?

 

So this wasn't a cracked planchet that just got like this over time.
Perhaps someone was testing some silver cutting shears in a drunken binge
that made the newspapers for unheralded inebriation and the sluggard mentality of a dullard.

 

A metal detectorist too eager to dig up his "first silver of the year".

 

1851-1853 Type 1

 

Yes sir, I should have realized that.
Type 1 1851-1853


Type 2 1854-1858


Type 3 1859-1873

 

I’ll go along with the metal detectorist theory. A coin that thin could be cut by a shovel blade.

 

Back in my High School shop days ... and ever since when I needed something to fill a gap or raise from a surface for torching; we'd use dimes, quarters etc for that in any type of press, anvil work or vice.

I still do from time to time ... you're welcome ...

 

Here is one from Kunker site, a beautifull Salzburg 4 Dukat from 1513, that was deliberately vandalized by some rich noble back in time it circulated. This "jackass" etched the "4" on coin. I guess, you could blame the mint master too, why pray tell would they not add the value marker on coin? They struck coins upto 50 Dukats (175g. AV) no value on coin. And they had the oddest coin values like 44/36/28/16/8/7/6 Dukaten.

 

The cut may have happened completely accidentally as well, possibly if something heavy and sharp fell onto the coin.

 

Or maybe the screwdriver idea was spot on and the screw was rusted on and wouldn't budge.

 

Is it like that on both sides?

 

can you tear a piece of paper on one side only?